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[[File:Пролив Невельского.jpg|Satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait.|thumb|right|300px]]
[[Image:Strait of Tartary.PNG|thumb|left|The [[Strait of Tartary]] connects the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] to the [[Sea of Japan]].]]
The '''Nevelskoy Strait''' ({{lang-ru|Пролив Невельско́го}}) is a [[strait]] in the [[Strait of Tartary]] located at the narrowest point between [[Sakhalin]] and the [[Asia]]n mainland. The Nevelskoy Strait is administratively part of [[Russia]] on the border between [[Khabarovsk Krai]] and [[Sakhalin Oblast]] in the [[Russian Far East]] region.
[[File:Пролив Невельского.jpg|A satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait|thumb|right|200px]]
The '''Nevelskoy Strait''' ({{lang-ru|Пролив Невельско́го}}) is a [[strait]] between the [[Khabarovsk Krai]] mainland and [[Sakhalin]] island in [[Sakhalin Oblast]], all of the [[Russian Far East]] region in [[Northeast Asia]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
The Nevelskoy Strait is a "[[strait]] within a strait" in the [[Strait of Tartary]], which connects the [[Sea of Japan]] and the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] between the island of [[Sakhalin]] and the [[Asia]]n mainland in [[Northeast Asia]]. The Nevelskoy Strait connects the southern main body of the Strait of Tartary with the northern [[Amur Liman]], the [[estuary]] of the [[Amur River]]. The Nevelskoy Strait is formed by the narrowest point between Sakhalian and the Asian mainland, and features a number of small [[Cape (geography)|capes]] and [[bay]]s. Cape Lazarev, the largest cape, forms the narrow-most section of the Nevelskoy Strait as it projects towards Cape Pogibi.
The strait on the Pacific Coast of Russia connects the main body of the [[Strait of Tartary]] with the [[Amur Liman]] ([[Amur River]] [[estuary]]).

Politically, the Nevelskoy Strait is territory of [[Russia]], located in the [[Russian Far East]] region on the border between the Russian [[federal subject]]s of [[Khabarovsk Krai]] and [[Sakhalin Oblast]]. The Nevelskoy Strait region is sparsely populated with [[Pogibi]] and [[Lazarev (urban-type settlement)|Lazarev]] as the only significant settlements, located on the opposite sides of the strait at Cape Lazarev.


*Length: 56 km
*Length: 56 km
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==History==
==History==
It was named in memory of Capt. [[Gennady Nevelskoy]] who in 1849 definitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary, and thus is in fact a strait, and not a [[Bay|gulf]].
The Nevelskoy Strait was named in honor of Captain [[Gennady Nevelskoy]], an early Russian explorer of the Russian Far East and founder of [[Nikolayevsk-on-Amur]], the first Russian settlement in the region. In 1849, Nevelskoy had definitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary, and thus is in fact a strait, and not a bay. Nevelskoy was also unknowingly the third person to prove Sakhalin was an island and not connected to the Asian mainland.


The Nevelskoy Strait's strategic location has made it the subject of numerous proposed projects connecting Sakhalin and the mainland. The [[Soviet Union]] began construction of the [[Sakhalin Tunnel]] under the strait in 1950, which continued until the death of [[Joseph Stalin]] in 1953, when the works were postponed then effectively abandoned. In July 2018, Russia’s president [[Vladimir Putin]] commissioned an analysis of a proposal to build a [[bridge]] to Sakhalin. Putin said that the project is very important for Sakhalin's residents and would be a major factor in encouraging people to remain in the region and also boost the development of neighboring Khabarovsk Krai. Putin said that he has instructed the government to analyse this matter, particularly its economic aspects.<ref> {{cite web | url=https://www.bridgeweb.com/Russia-moves-forward-with-plan-for-bridge-to-Sakhalin-Island/4729 | title=Russia moves forward with plan for bridge to Sakhalin Island | work=Bridge design & engineering Magazine | date=25 July 2018 | }}</ref>
The strait was the location of the proposed [[Sakhalin Tunnel]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:31, 12 September 2019

52°10′13″N 141°36′19″E / 52.17028°N 141.60528°E / 52.17028; 141.60528

Satellite image of the Nevelskoy Strait.

The Nevelskoy Strait (Template:Lang-ru) is a strait in the Strait of Tartary located at the narrowest point between Sakhalin and the Asian mainland. The Nevelskoy Strait is administratively part of Russia on the border between Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East region.

Geography

The Nevelskoy Strait is a "strait within a strait" in the Strait of Tartary, which connects the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk between the island of Sakhalin and the Asian mainland in Northeast Asia. The Nevelskoy Strait connects the southern main body of the Strait of Tartary with the northern Amur Liman, the estuary of the Amur River. The Nevelskoy Strait is formed by the narrowest point between Sakhalian and the Asian mainland, and features a number of small capes and bays. Cape Lazarev, the largest cape, forms the narrow-most section of the Nevelskoy Strait as it projects towards Cape Pogibi.

Politically, the Nevelskoy Strait is territory of Russia, located in the Russian Far East region on the border between the Russian federal subjects of Khabarovsk Krai and Sakhalin Oblast. The Nevelskoy Strait region is sparsely populated with Pogibi and Lazarev as the only significant settlements, located on the opposite sides of the strait at Cape Lazarev.

  • Length: 56 km
  • Width (narrowest): 7.3 km
  • Fairway depth: 7.2 m.

History

The Nevelskoy Strait was named in honor of Captain Gennady Nevelskoy, an early Russian explorer of the Russian Far East and founder of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, the first Russian settlement in the region. In 1849, Nevelskoy had definitively established that the Strait of Tartary is connected with the Amur estuary, and thus is in fact a strait, and not a bay. Nevelskoy was also unknowingly the third person to prove Sakhalin was an island and not connected to the Asian mainland.

The Nevelskoy Strait's strategic location has made it the subject of numerous proposed projects connecting Sakhalin and the mainland. The Soviet Union began construction of the Sakhalin Tunnel under the strait in 1950, which continued until the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, when the works were postponed then effectively abandoned. In July 2018, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin commissioned an analysis of a proposal to build a bridge to Sakhalin. Putin said that the project is very important for Sakhalin's residents and would be a major factor in encouraging people to remain in the region and also boost the development of neighboring Khabarovsk Krai. Putin said that he has instructed the government to analyse this matter, particularly its economic aspects.[1]

See also


  1. ^ "Russia moves forward with plan for bridge to Sakhalin Island". Bridge design & engineering Magazine. 25 July 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)